Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): 1981
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following studio recording of the Radio Sweden Saturday show. Note that the exact date is not known, but the year is 1981:
John Shepherd's 'Space Cruise 1' Broadcast (Studio Recording): August 14, 1996
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On the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive we occasionally post recordings that were never broadcast over shortwave radio. We enjoy highlighting unique broadcast recordings that we can safeguard and share, knowing they’ll never be lost to time…or, indeed, space.
2 story tall ULF transmitter system and other high voltage equipment
John Shepherd is the engineer, visionary, and voice behind “Space Cruise–1,” a broadcast by Project S.T.R.A.T. Earth Station One. This was an ultra-powerful maverick transmitting station once based in rural Michigan, USA, which, for nearly three decades, broadcast original radio shows into outer space. The highly-directional signal, according to John, reached a distance roughly twice that of the moon, and, not unlike the 1970s Voyager spacecraft’s “golden record,” shared the hope that it might be intercepted by intelligent beings from other worlds. John selected music as his primary broadcast vehicle, and his varied playlist drew on such genres as electronica and Afro-Pop.
Project S.T.R.A.T. studio
John and his project have been featured in numerous news stories; most recently, his personal story was featured in the Netflix documentary short John Was Trying to Contact Aliens.
Project S.T.R.A.T. studio
We reached out to John to ask if he had made any studio recordings of his undeniably original shows. He very kindly replied that he was in possession of one studio recording made in 1996. John digitized the recording for us and has enthusiastically supported it being shared here on the archive.
John included an image of his original show notes and playlist below:
Here is the studio recording of “Space Cruise–1,” originally broadcast into space on August 14, 1996.
John Shepherd also kindly included the following synth/sound tracks he created which he plans to use as sound beds for future work:
We plan to broadcast John’s recording over shortwave radio in partnership with WRMI in the fall of 2020. Once an off-air recording of that broadcast has been made, it, too, will join the SRAA.
Many thanks, John, for sharing your work with this world, too.
Click here to read about Project S.T.R.A.T.
1980 ANARC Convention Broadcasters Forum (Live Recording): July 20, 1980
/Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcasters forum at the 1980 ANARC (Association of North American Radio Clubs) convention held in Irving, CA. Panelists included George Wood, Radio Sweden; Tony King, Radio New Zealand; David Monson, Belgian Radio and TV; Alfonso Montelegre, Radio Netherlands; Ian McFarland, Radio Canada International; Bob Zonati, Swiss Radio International; and Clayton Howard, HCJB. Also participation from Glenn Hauser, World of Radio.
Please note this is not an off-air/aircheck recording, rather a live recording from the convention floor in Irvine, California, USA.
Radio Canada International "Music Shop" clip: circa 1981
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Pete Polanyk, who shares the following short clip and notes:
A very spooky thing happened to me earlier. I was going through some old punk cassettes […] and on the B side of one of them was some shortwave recording from 1981! I haven't been through it all in any detail yet but here's a couple of minutes of Radio Canada International from 1981:
Radio Netherlands service to Biak: circa 1980s
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tony King, who shares the following recording Radio Nederland Biak made in the 1980s on 7190 kHz and notes:
Biak was Dutch East Indies. It became part of Indonesia. The announcement is :" radio Omroep New Guinea" (new gin ear) and the content I think originated in the Netherlands as transcriptions and shipped to the colony.
Radio Atlantico del Sur (Falklands War British MOD Station): June 10, 1982
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Image Source: OnTheShortwaves.com
Many thanks to DRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Radio Atlantico del Sur was a Spanish language radio station operated by the British Ministry of Defense during the Falklands War as part of its psychological operations aimed at Argentine troops. The station broadcast from a BBC transmitter on Ascension Island from May 19 until June 15, 1982. You can hear in the background a jamming transmitter from Argentina throughout the recording.
Starting time: 2300 UTC
Frequency: 9.710 MHz
RX location: Plymouth, Minnesota
Receiver and antenna: Hammarlund HQ-180, longwire
BBC World Service (British Troops Land on Falkland Islands): May 21, 1982
/Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
BBC shortwave newscast during the Falklands War reporting that British troops have landed on the Falklands Island.
RX location: Plymouth, Minnesota
Receiver and antenna: Hammarlund HQ-180, longwire
Radio Netherlands service to Surinam: circa 1980s
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tony King, who shares the following recording of Radio Nederland’s Surinam service made in the 1980s on 4850 kHz:
American Forces Antarctic Network (AFAN) McMurdo: circa 1980s
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tony King, who shares the following recording of the American Forces Antarctic Network (AFAN) at McMurdo Station recorded in the 1980s on 6012 kHz SSB in New Zealand:
The Voice of Peace Radio Ship Inaugural Broadcast with Abie Nathan: May 19, 1973
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Aircheck of the start of the Voice of Peace radio ship. Voice of Peace was an offshore radio station that broadcast in the Middle East for 20 years from the former Dutch cargo vessel MV Peace, anchored off the Israeli coast on East Mediterranean. Founded by Abie Nathan and the New York-based Peace Ship Foundation, the station broadcast almost continuously between 19 May 1973 and November 1993. With sounds of the creaking ship, Abie Nathan talks about the struggles, challenges and problems to get the Voice of Peace on the air in an emotional broadcast.
Note: The tape was recorded in the Middle East and was provided to me. Unfortunately, what was previously recorded on the tape did not erase when the broadcast was recorded. You will hear in the background Angie by the Rolling Stones, whistling and a talking played at half speed and double speed -- none of these were part of the broadcast. We did our best to edit and filter out those background sounds.
Frequency: 1.539 MHz
Radio Difusora Nacional de Nicaragua: December 1978
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Shortwave broadcast of Radio Difusora Nacional de Nicaragua in Spanish received in December 1978 on 5945 kHz.
Frequency: 5.945 MHz
RX location: Plymouth, Minnesota
Receiver and antenna: Hammarlund HQ-180, longwire
Radio Moscow (Joe Adamov Impressions from visit to the US--Studio Recording): December 1980
/Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following studio recording.
Tom notes that Kim Andrew Elliott, formerly of VOA, is also mentioned in this recording.
Voyager Experimental Aircraft Flight Communications with Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager in 1986 - First Aircraft to Circle Around World Without Stopping: December 1986
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Tom Gavaras’ QSL card reply from the Voyager team.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording, QSL card (above), and notes:
Rutan Model 76 Voyager Experimental Aircraft was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. The flight took off from Edwards Air Force Base's runway in the Mojave Desert on December 14, 1986, and ended 9 days later on December 23, setting a flight endurance record. This shortwave recording is a sample of some of the communications between Dick Rutan and his ground crew including a debate if Dick should walk out of the aircraft after it lands.
Note: Best estimate for date of recording is December 22, 1986
RX location: Minnetonka, MN
Receiver and antenna: ICOM R71A
Radio Jamahiriya: May 12, 1982
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QSL Image Source: Bruender.de
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Radio Jamahiriya English language shortwave broadcast from Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya consisting of a newscast, Focus on the Jamahiriya (a general look at the cultural, political, social and economic lives in the Jamahiriya) and music. In the background, you can hear the interval signal for Radio Nacional de España.
Frequency: 11815 MHz
RX location: Plymouth, Minnesota
Receiver and antenna: Hammarlund HQ-180, longwire
Radio Berlin International: July 1, 1990
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QSL Image courtesy of the BDXC.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tim Harrold, who shares the following recording and notes:
A recording of the English programme from Radio Berlin International, made on 1st July 1990, the day of economic unification of East and West Germany, three months before political reunification (which also meant the end of RBI itself). Changes on 1st July included the end of border controls, the introduction of the Deutschmark into the GDR and a farewell to the Ostmark, all of which are covered in the broadcast. Some of the programme is inaudible due to interference.
Date of recording: 7/1/1990
Frequency: 9.730 MHz
RX location: Birmingham, Uk
Receiver and antenna: Toshiba portable, telescopic antenna
Radio Earth on WRNO Worldwide: September 21, 1984
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Radio Earth program on WRNO Worldwide (New Orleans) in 1984 hosted by Jeff White and includes letters from listeners, commercials, music and announcements that Radio Earth broadcasts would be leaving WRNO and moving to Radio Clarin in the Dominican Republic.
Date of recording: 9/21/1984
Starting time: 0300 UTC
Frequency: Unknown
RX location: Minnetonka, MN
Receiver and antenna: ICOM R71A with longwire
Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #9): 1979
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Note: Radio Moscow's Moscow Mailbag with Joe Adamov from 1979 (studio tape). Listening to the questions, such as the first one, makes you wonder if people sent in questions like that to hear if Joe would actually answer them, or if some questions were made up at Radio Moscow for political purposes. Probably both.
Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #8): 1979
/Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Notes: Radio Moscow's Moscow Mailbag with Joe Adamov from 1979 (studio tape).
ABC Radio Ray Briem Shortwave Show: December 15, 1984
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Ray Briem Show on DXing and Shortwave Listening aired on the ABC Talk Radio Network. The show features many shortwave recordings/interval signals plus interviews with Stewart MacKenzie (American Shortwave Listener's Club), Dr. Richard E. Wood (well known DX-er), Tom Meijer (Radio Netherland’s Happy Station program), Arthur T. Cushen (well known blind DX-er), Glenn Hauser (Review of International Broadcasting/World of Radio), Ian McFarland (Radio Canada International’s Shortwave Listener’s Digest), H. D. Norman (NDXE Radio which never made it on the air), Joe Costello (Owner of WRNO Worldwide) and callers. The recording has popping sounds that were not able to be fully filtered out.
The Voice of Free Sahara: February 11, 2002
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Enrique Fernandez, who shares the following recording and notes:
The Voice of Free Sahara, 32 kpbs mp3 ripped from a cassette recording. Received with a Sony 2010 and a 40 meter long wire from the France-Switzerland border in 2002.
There is a clear ID at 1”33”.
Frequency: 7.46 MHz
Date/Time: 11 February 2002 at 2333 UTC
Note that the quality of this recording is rather poor due to tape degradation:
